Research and Innovation

Mason McIntosh, a doctoral student in the School of Kinesiology, was selected as one of the winners of the 2025-26 Auburn University Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Awards.

Leslie Cordie holding her book
Research and Innovation

College of Education associate professor Leslie Cordie explores adult education in her new book.

Professor Gretchen Oliver in the Sports Medicine and Movement Lab
Research and Innovation

A research paper produced in Auburn’s School of Kinesiology received the Best Paper Award 2024 from the International Journal of Sports Medicine.

three people on podcast set
Research and Innovation

Everything Auburn Podcast interviews College of Education's Christine Drew about her new book Spectrum of Independence and how it's helping to prepare children with intellectual disabilities for the transition to college life.

Wendi, Carter and Dalton sit in comfy chairs with microphone stands to record a podcast
Research and Innovation

Wendi Weimar applies her theater training to keep students engaged and learning when teaching biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology.

Dr. Andrew Pendola is pictured inside the new College of Education building along with the family of Brittany Larkin. Pendola is holding a wooden memorial in honor of Dr. Larkin.
Research and Innovation

He didn’t realize it at the time, but Auburn University College of Education professor Andrew Pendola’s research involving a new school funding formula for Alabama was not only focused on the future of students but was based on the past work of a late colleague.

Jada Kohlmeier is pictured teaching inside her classroom
Research and Innovation

Jada Kohlmeier has a clear approach to addressing complex issues. And it’s a process she’s hoping to convey to future generations of educators and students alike.

Michael Roberts is pictured sitting next to a bed while tending to a patient in his lab
Research and Innovation

Auburn College of Education Professor Michael Roberts' lab in the School of Kinesiology is on a path to grow research exponentially, thanks to a $300,000 commitment in 2023 from Nutrabolt, an Austin-based performance nutrition and beverage company.

Lizzy Harkey and her advisor Marilyn Strutchens
Academics

Auburn College of Education graduate student Lizzy Harkey earned a Presidential Graduate Research Fellowship and was awarded an Early Career Research Grant for her research.

Jaimie Roper is pictured talking inside one of her labs.
Research and Innovation

Dr. Jaimie Roper’s research aims to address what she says will be a major issue involving mobility in just five short years.